About this title: From Richard Russo, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his novel EMPIRE FALLS, a collection of stories about ordinary people--Russo's typical heartwarming oddballs--in situations that reveal them for who they really are. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2002-07-09
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. VG+/VG+, no tears or chips to the DJ, inscription on endpaper else interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 7/9/2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Very Good. 0375411682 May show signs of shelf wear. Choose EXPEDITED shipping, receive in 2-5 business days. Please email with questions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2002-07-09
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. DJ is VG. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 2002.
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Very Good/Near Fine. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 225 pages, black and brown boards. A very good, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear, but one corner bumped; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket, with the original price clipped. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 225 pp.; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. Stated "First Edition. " Fine DJ. "Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling Empire Falls-also named the year's best novel by Time-Richard Russo now focuses, in his first book of short fiction, on a fresh and fascinating range of human behavior. With a fluency of tone that will surprise even his devoted readers, he captures both bewildering horror and heartrending ... read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Sound Library
Date Published: 2002-12
ISBN-13:9780792726227ISBN:0792726227
Description: Good. Ex-Library with normal markings. Video cassette set. Guaranteed to play perfectly or full refund given promptly. Shipped each business day. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 2007.
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Near Fine/Fine. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 225 pages. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with little shelf wear but one corner bumped; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a fine dust jacket with the original price. read more
Edition: Audio Book edition
Binding: Audiobook (cassette)
Publisher: Sound Library
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780792726227ISBN:0792726227
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Former public library copy with library stamps/stickers. In plastic hardshell case. Tapes, set case in good condition, set case graphic insert has a clipped corner. Unabridged; Includes ALL 4 tapes. Narrated by the author. Contents: Whore's child; Monhegan light; Farther you go; Joy ride; Buoyancy; Poison; Mysteries of Linwood Hart.; read more
Description: Very Good. 0375411682 First Edition / Light shelf wear / edge wear cover/ pages very good condition /"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Vintage Contemporaries. Audience: General/trade. Faint rubbing to dustjacket, all else pristine, clean, crisp, no marks or creases. First edition. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 2002.
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Fine/Fine. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 225 pages. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with little shelf wear but one corner bumped; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a fine dust jacket with the original price. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: Fine to as New in Very Good to Fine jacket. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stated First edition with no other printing indications. DJ has light edge and shelf wear. Text and pages are clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: New in new dust jacket. Excellent Condition! Tiny Dot Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Vintage Contemporaries. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375411687ISBN:0375411682
Description: New in new dust jacket. Excellent Condition! Tiny Dot Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Vintage Contemporaries. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Audio Book
Publisher: Harperaudio, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780060095475ISBN:0060095474
Description: Fine. 4.5 x 7 audio book. Light blue and red and color illustrated box. A collection of short stories by Richard Russo. 6 hours running time. 4 cassettes. Written and read by Richard Russo. Fine condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437529ISBN:009943752X
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"I have recently discovered Richard Russo and just completed Empire Falls. I think Empire Falls has been one of the best books I've ever read. Because I didn't want to start another deep book right after closing Empire Falls, I read this book of short stories.
Overall, it was a good book, obviously some of the stories better than others. What amazes me about what I've read so far of Richard Russo is his ability to say something so very profound in such a simplistic way. I find myself putting sticky notes on pages so that I can add the quotes to my favorites."
"I zipped through this book of stories and I like the Russo I find here. Better than the last two novels, for sure. Much more like Empire Falls and Straight Man, with some of the same characters from those books reappearing. Though not all the stories gripped me, the collection as a whole is even. Really liked the title tale and Poison especially. One thing I'll say about Russo: the man knows how to finish. So many writers don't know how to stop, but Russo always gives good climax."
"A brilliant collection of short fiction. Many of the stories here are expanded into his published novels. It is interesting to see how an idea begins knowing how it later evolves."
"I don't find books - books find me. This book, in fact, is a prime example of the process. I was in BooksAMillion looking through the used library books ($3 each) and saw the name Richard Russo, who I thought (accurately) had won a Pulitzer, so I purchased the book, even though the title had stickers covering it. It was only later, halfway into the book, that I glanced at the spine and realized the title "The Whore's Child" seems designed to titillate... a kind of marketing oversell which, had I known the title, would have put me off from reading the book - the theory being that books (like movies) which depend on special effects or rave reviews (or trick titles) aren't blessed with much substance. I'm glad I hadn't seen the title because I enjoyed this book more than many I've read recently.
A short story, for many writers, is to novels like sketching is to painting for artists. It is a rare master of the craft that can draw a sketch that is a work of art (Picasso and da Vinci come to mind), and it is a very rare writer that can elevate the short story to an art form. I think of Tolstoy, and Raymond Carver, Andre Dubus (the elder) and Faulkner as maestros of the short story. It is sad to realize that these men all share an obvious common property: they're all dead, thus the odds of them producing a new short story are very slim.
It is with much delight that I introduce Richard Russo to the ranks of the Short Story Masters. His published collection of short stories, The Whore's Child, is as excellent as those works produced by the writers previously mentioned, and the fact that he's still writing offers great hope for more great short fiction.
I despise reviews that reveal plot twists and endings, so I'll skip the "wow" moments and assure you that each of the seven short stories has a "swish-conk" moment where the flash of insight strikes you in the forehead like the proverbial can of V8 juice. These moments are so well done that you can't anticipate them; they occur naturally, embedded as they are in the lines of the story. Each story is so well-crafted that I wondered if the "moment" was the inspiration for the story, as a grain of sand lies at the heart of a pearl, or if the "moment" arose organically during the writing of the story, the subconscious revelation of an artist whose hand seemingly has a mind of its own.
"The Whore's Child" is a rare book for me, in that as soon as I finished it I wanted to immediately go back and re-read it. It reminded me of what short fiction is supposed to be, and for that I owe Mr. Russo a great debt of gratitude."
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